Gary Bettman on Parity, Quebec and Colin Campbell's 'Consistent' Rulings

Filed under: NHL Discipline

On Tuesday, coincidentally the fifth anniversary of the post-lockout relaunch of the NHL featuring new rules with a purpose of opening up the game, Gary Bettman and the league's hockey operations department hosted a conference call to discuss the state of the game. Among the notable moments of the call:

Colin Campbell said it's too early to gauge the effectiveness of the league's new rule outlawing blindside hits to the head. Watching preseason broadcasts did not give the league's senior executive VP and director of hockey operations enough of a sample size. "We've seen a couple of blindside hits -- shoulder-to-shoulder and shoulder-to-chest," said Campbell. "Hopefully, the players are avoiding it." League VP Mike Murphy also noted that the player carrying the puck also bears the responsibility of keeping his head up.

 

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